News       

• Dark Ascension Spoiler—GM is constantly updating the spoiled and previewed cards in this handy resource.
• It’s a Brewer’s World—Official coverage of Conley Woods’ triumph at GP Orlando.
• Dark Ascension Site—The product site for the expansion has landed!

Standard and Block

• Second at Grand Prix Orlando—($SCG) Patrick Chapin rode his Grixis build right into the finals.  Also, read his thoughts on how Sorin, Lord of Innistrad will enable a new tier one deck here.
• Jund Deck Tech—Frank Lepore tinkers with Josh Martinez’ Jund build.
• Chalice of Life—Mike Cannon transforms life gain into a win condition.
• Building on a Budget—Darwin Kastle’s budget-building mantras lead him to a mono-white and a mono-red deck.
• Humans are a Renewable Resource—Alexander Shearer explores Dark Ascension’s new vampires who are immortal if they are feeding on humans.
• Junding up Standard—Justin Sukenik shares his Relentless Jund list which is heavy on Planeswalkers.

Limited

• Full Circle—Conley Woods went G/W/r at GP Austin.  Get his latest thoughts on Innistrad draft and the GW archetype.
• Spider Spawning to Top 16 GP Austin—Matt Ferrando forced the fringe strategy to the point that he first picked Mulch.
• Throwback Draft #1—Josue Ledesma takes a break from Innistrad to draft triple Mercadian Masques.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• Eye of the Beholder—Jesse Smith is digging on U/R Faeries which he feels has its advantages over Splinter Twin builds.
• Four Views of a PTQ—($SCG) Ari Lax provides a deep analysis of Modern’s metagame with perspectives from each of his car mates.
• Modern’s Last Secrets—Adrian Posoiu uncovers two decks that might have remained below the radar.
• A Beginner’s Guide to Modern: Spells—Carrie Oliver covers everything from discard spells, to sweepers, to storm enablers.
• Sensitive Tech for Volatile Formats—Caleb Durward’s G/W Vengevine is nearly unstoppable with a nut draw, but is also versatile enough to take-on a widely varied format.
• Grafdigger’s Cage in Classic—Georigos Efelis explores how the graveyard-hating artifact will impact the eternal format.

• Taking an Oath—Mark Hornung explores the many possibilities for Oath of Druids in Vintage.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Fifty-Two Cards I’m not Playing—Sheldon Menery re-considers a list of possible staples not currently in his personal rotation.
• Cheaper Sweepers—Brandon Isleib’s Tariel build has a pricetag of under $40, but packs enough power to be extremely competitive.
• 100 Combo Decks, Part 2—Abe Sargent, nspired by Tombstone Stairwells and Retether, serves up some some synergestic goodness.

Finance

• The Postmodern World—Chas Andres provides an excellent resource on the financials of modern including staples and fringe cards that might fluctuate when Modern is out of season.
• Mikaeus Dies—Kelly Reid finds the financial potential in Dark Ascension’s spoiler list.
• A Frightful Tale—($QS) Corbin Hosler has bought nearly 100 copies of one spoiled card; he shares his pick with QS’s insiders. David Conrad’s overview of the spoiler can be found here.

Theory and Miscellany

• Everything but the… —Mike Flores compares the persistent Kitchen Finks to the undying Geralf's Messenger.
• World Borrowing 101—Jules Robins translates elements from Harry Potter, Dune, and Eragon into Magic cards.
• More Questions than Answers—John Dale Beety enquires into the flavor and back story of Innistrad’s key players: Sorin and Avacyn.